- Discover a rainbow
What do you know about rainbows? What order are the colors from the inside out? Does the sky look different inside the rainbow when compared to the outside? What makes a rainbow appear? Does your family know any songs or stories about rainbows? Pick a rainy day when the sun peeks through the clouds and see if you can find a rainbow, if you are especially lucky, you may see a double rainbow!
Internet links to help you:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/educ/activit/rainbow.htm
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/rainbows.html
Books:
All the Colors of the Rainbow (Rookie Read-About Science) – by Allan Fowler
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Rainbow – A fanciful book about rainbows and colors, but it does include a Mylar sheet and instructions on making your own rainbow.
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Rainbows by Jacqueline Dwyer
Rainbows by Kristen Rajczak
The Rainbow and You by E. C. Krupp
52 Things Outside 